If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 318 Demon Fetus
You have successfully seized 9670 years of lifespan from the Dark Soul Ancestor (Third Layer of the Mystic Immortal Realm).

Seeing the prompt in front of him, Gu An remained unmoved. If the other party hadn't pounced on him directly, he wouldn't have bothered to kill them.

The reason we don't search for souls is because there are other celestial demons hidden inside the stone pillar!

Gu An casually replied, "It's just a demonic soul; its cultivation level doesn't matter."

Doesn't matter?
Zhu Xinglan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Gu An's divine sense locked onto the space inside the stone pillar, where an even more terrifying Heavenly Demon existed.

His divine sense detected the location of that demon.

It was a demon egg!
The demon egg, formed from demonic energy, is about ten feet tall and emits a faint light, like the faint starlight in the dark universe.

Gu An's divine sense penetrated into the demon egg and saw a demon infant.

He saw a vast and complex causal relationship within the demonic infant, which made him uneasy. His intuition told him that annihilating the demonic infant would bring even greater trouble.

He withdrew his divine sense and then stopped, restoring the restrictions on the stone pillar.

He turned to look at Zhu Xinglan and said, "From now on, no one is allowed to come in. You should also not disturb this stone pillar. There is a terrible demon inside that is difficult to deal with and has not yet awakened."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinglan immediately tensed up. He muttered, "The Heavenly Demon... indeed, the previous calamities have not been completely over."

Gu An couldn't help but ask, "Was the internal strife at Dingtian Peak related to the Heavenly Demon?"

“That’s right, that terrifying demon is the Heavenly Demon. It is said that the previous peak master was transformed from the Heavenly Demon. The sect was afraid that if the news got out, it would cause an even bigger storm, so they covered up the fact that the Heavenly Demon was there…” Zhu Xinglan nodded, his face full of worry.

The bigger storm refers to the Holy Court, which is most wary of the Heavenly Demon.

Gu An suddenly thought of You Yingying and Shen Xinzi. Could there be other reincarnations of celestial demons in the world?

He thought it was very possible.

He felt he had triggered an incredible side quest.

He didn't want to get involved, so he planned to seal off the area, since the demonic fetus was still asleep anyway.

"In that case, you must not tell anyone, understand?" Gu An instructed.

As for informing the Holy Court, he had considered it, but the fact that he had casually crushed the Myriad Immortals might be exposed as a result. Moreover, the Human Peak did not trust the Holy Court, otherwise they would not have concealed the matter of the Heavenly Demon.

Anyway, he's just here to plant grass; the safety of Renjian Peak is none of his business.

Of course, when he becomes powerful enough to disregard the cause and effect of the demonic fetus, he can eliminate this guy and make himself feel more at ease.

Zhu Xinglan nodded, but her tightly furrowed brows did not relax.

The Great Sage of Blood Prison looked at the stone pillar, lost in thought.

Afterwards, they left the cave. Zhu Xinglan began to seal the cave entrance, while Gu An rode the Blood Prison Great Sage back to the mountaintop.

The Great Sage of Blood Prison had many questions he wanted to ask, but he was afraid of being overheard by the great cultivators, so he could only hold back.

In the following days, Gu An began to pick herbs on Renjian Peak. Zhu Xinglan had already set up a large medicinal garden, which was guarded by disciples on weekdays.

At first, the disciples were flattered by Gu An's personal visit to pick herbs, but they soon got used to it. Of course, no matter how approachable Gu An appeared, they remained reserved.

After spending half a day at Dingtian Peak, Gu An departed with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years.

He comes to pick herbs once a month. Last year, the lifespan income that Dingtian Peak brought him exceeded one million years, surpassing his foundation on the Taicang Continent.

Upon returning to the Tai Xuan Sect, Blood Prison Great Sage was about to speak when Gu An stopped him.

"Remember what I said when I left: don't ask questions. Sooner or later you will see through everything." Gu An's words filled the Blood Prison Great Sage with awe.

He felt that his master was instructing him.

His impetuous nature led to his current predicament; he truly needs to cultivate his Daoist heart.

At Human Peak, Gu An was a high-ranking peak master, but at Tai Xuan Sect, he was just an ordinary valley master.

Watching Gu An chatting and laughing with the servants and disciples, the Great Sage of Blood Prison was extremely impressed. He felt that his master was not pretending, and that in his master's heart, all living beings were truly equal.

While cultivation levels may differ, the lives of all living beings are equal.

The Great Sage of Blood Prison increasingly felt that there were many things he could learn from his master. For example, his way of dealing with people would surely earn him many good connections. If someone were to defy fate, it would become a legendary tale in the future.

However, his resolve was quickly shattered.

Because that wretched fat rat came to provoke him again.

What drove him to the brink of despair was that the fat rat had become even faster!
Why did he feel that even this fat rat was exceptionally talented?

This is too outrageous!
Gu An then began to inspect the various areas within the Medicine Valley. Although the Third Medicine Valley rarely experienced any trouble, the necessary formalities still had to be done to prevent the disciples from becoming complacent.

Summer passes and autumn comes.

In early autumn, in a secluded cave.

Tian Yao'er, Tian Qing, and Tian Bai are besieging Gu An. The three demons are constantly changing their movements, and their demonic energy is rolling like a long dragon, surrounding Gu An.

Gu An seemed to handle their attacks with ease, easily neutralizing their spells with a wave of his hand.

Tian Yao'er stepped on the Nine Extremes Free Step and appeared out of thin air behind Gu An. She struck out with a palm, and flames surged from her palm, quickly expanding into the shape of a phoenix, swallowing him whole.

The next second, the fiery phoenix dissipated, sending Tian Yao'er flying.

Gu An followed with a kick, creating countless afterimages that caused Tian Qing and Tian Bai to lose their composure. They had no time to resist and were struck repeatedly by the leg shadows, flying away and falling awkwardly into the distance. The three demons struggled to their feet, looking at Gu An with expressions of grievance on their faces.

“If it were truly a life-or-death struggle, you would be dead by now. There aren’t many people out there who would indulge you like I have.”

Gu An pulled his leg back and said casually.

Tian Yao'er stared wide-eyed and asked, "Are all the creatures outside as powerful as you?"

"There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."

Gu An casually remarked that he had already been restrained enough to avoid hurting them.

"Really?" Tian Yao'er was skeptical. She always felt that Gu An's words about being afraid of this and that were just to scare them, and that he was always calm and collected.

Gu An snorted, "Anyway, you guys still have to practice more."

Tianqing and Tianbai immediately came over, hugged Gu An's arms, and obediently said that their master was right.

This made Tian Yao'er grit her teeth. How come it felt like these two guys had been raised out of control?
Gu An gave a few more instructions before leaving.

Tian Yao'er immediately pounced on Tian Qing and Tian Bai, and the second battle officially began.

……

An autumn breeze blew a leaf into the courtyard, where a richly dressed old man was sweeping.

It was none other than the elderly Ogawa.

Ogawa held the broom with both hands, his movements slow and gentle, as if he were sweeping not the floor, but a kind of elegance.

A boy ran into the courtyard, saw Xiao Chuan, and exclaimed, "Grandpa, why are you sweeping again? Is sweeping so fun? There are servants in the mansion."

The boy was dressed in blue, with delicate features, and looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. His hair was tied up high, exuding youthful spirit.

Xiao Chuan didn't stop what he was doing, but smiled kindly and said, "It's not for fun, it's just a habit. Sweeping reminds me of the past. When people get old, they like to reminisce about the past. You're still young, you don't understand."

The boy came up to him, put his hands on his hips, and said with dissatisfaction, "Grandpa, I heard that you used to cultivate in the immortal sect. Why don't you recommend us to join the Tai Xuan Sect? Cultivating immortality is not something that ordinary people cannot do. In recent years, cultivators have appeared in the city from time to time. The prefect's grandson went to cultivate immortality."

"Grandpa, although our family is rich, it's not enough. We need to think long-term."

He kept rambling on and on, but Xiao Chuan didn't get angry; he just watched him complain with a smile.

After he finished speaking, Xiao Chuan suddenly asked, "If you went to a cultivation sect and found that your cultivation aptitude was very ordinary and that you couldn't compare to anyone around you, and they kept leaving you behind, what would you do?"

The boy glared at him and said, "How could I be that bad?"

"I'm just that bad, aren't I?"

“But people are different. What if a genius appears in our family? Wouldn’t that bring blessings to generations to come, and even you would benefit from it?”

"Hehe, your uncle once went to a cultivation sect. He was mediocre and almost died in a fight with cultivators. Whether he was a genius or not, your grandfather can tell with his eyes."

Xiao Chuan shook his head and said that every child he had raised would ask him these questions when they grew up. He had also sent his children to cultivate, but the results were not satisfactory.

Of course, he didn't send it to the Tai Xuan Sect; he didn't want to cause his senior brother any more trouble.

If you can't even make it in other sects, how can you possibly get into the Tai Xuan Sect?

"But can you really tell accurately?" the boy asked, his eyes wide with apprehension, his face turning red.

Just as Ogawa was about to speak, his eyes suddenly widened.

Gu An walked into the courtyard, looking around as if searching for something.

When Gu An saw Xiao Chuan, a smile appeared on his face.

The boy noticed his grandfather's expression, turned his head to look at him, frowned, and sized up Gu An, asking, "Who are you? I've never seen you before?"

Snapped!
Xiao Chuan slapped him on the back of the head, not hard, and said with a laugh, "Besides the maids, can you remember everyone in the manor? Get out of here!"

The boy pursed his lips and had no choice but to leave. As he left, he kept glancing at Gu An.

[Chuan Yue (Qi Refining Realm Level 1): 15/80/180]

Gu An winked at Chuan Yue, which earned him a glare from Chuan Yue.

After the boy left, Xiao Chuan stepped forward and excitedly hugged Gu An.

"Senior brother, what brings you here?" Xiao Chuan was overjoyed.

Gu An said irritably, "Why didn't you call me senior brother when your grandson was here?"

Xiao Chuan grinned and said, "That's because I'm afraid he'll pester you after he finds out your identity. You're a highly skilled cultivator from the Tai Xuan Sect, at least that's how he'll see you."

Looking at the aged appearance on Xiao Chuan's face, Gu An felt somewhat dazed.

"Why stop your children and grandchildren from seeking immortality?"

“I didn’t stop them. They just wanted to use my connections. If they were truly talented, they could rise to prominence even without me.”

Xiao Chuan shook his head, and Gu An found his words to be reasonable.

After decades apart, Xiao Chuan has become more composed, and the passage of time has left its mark on him. He is no longer the taciturn boy who used to follow Gu An around.

(End of this chapter)